The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-08-05

NOTICE Is Hereby Given, that 4, ". 4.
Mason, County Drain Commissioners OF the
County of Shiawassee. State OF Michigan,
will on the 9th day of Aug. A. ID. 1887, at
the farm of l.. Gould. in the township OF
Caledonia, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF
construction OF sections 9, z, 8, o, 10, III,
10, 10, IA, Is and 10 culvert also culvert
where said Drain crosses the highway at
the forks of the highway west OF the SAID
l.. Gould farm said culvert to be Of stone
abutments. Plans and specifications OF
said culvert will be made known on appli-
cation to me, and will be read on the day
of sale ut ten o'clock of the same day, on
the ground where said culvert is to be
constructed of a certain drain known as
the .'Osburn Drain" located and estab-
lshed in the said township of Caledonia,
and described as follows towit:
Commencing at a point situated 3S9
deg. w 8 05100 chains from the sw corner
of the east half of the sc I of section No.
10 in z n of r 3 G, Caledonia from thence
running 1917 deg, W 81 links, thence n
63f deg, W 8 100 chains, thence II deg,
w 42100 chains. thence 50 deg. w 2
79-100 chains, thence n IL deg, w 2 45-100
chains, thence u deg, . 52.10O chains.
u 45t deg, 2 6S.100 chains, thence O
$1,000 chains, thence 81 deg, 21-100
chains, thence SO deg, e 62.100 chains,
thence 75t deg, 81 100 chains, thence
n 60t deg l 21-100 chains, thence At
deg 60 100 chains, thence n 133 deg w
2 42100 chains, thence 501 deg G ~ 100
chains thence n 55a deg 9S-100 chains.
thence deg, 10 52.100 chains, thence
n 900 deg W ID. 100 chains, thence 214
deg W 67-100 chains, thence 39a deg w
20100 chains, to south side of lake.
thence north $1,000 chains. thence S1a
deg 3 4S-100 chains to east side of lake.
thence on same course 10 96-100 chains to
point situated $4,000 chains north OF
of the east quarter post of section Is, Cal
edona, and on the west side of the high
way thence II deg II $1,000 chains,
thence deg 20 29-100 chains to point
% links W of the corner of section IS,
thence deg W % 71-100 chains, thence
n ga deg W 10 S2100 chains, to point
witnessed by Lynn 16 in IN diameter,
bearing so deg 6100 chains.
Said drain is to be three feet wide on
the bottom and to have slope of one foot
on each side to each foot rise. The land
to be takan for said drain is a strip 10 feet
deep, and 10 feet wide ON each side of the
above described line.
Said job will be let in sections or divis-
ions. The section at the outlet of the sections
will be let first, and the remaining sections
in their order up stream, in accordance
with the diagram now on file with the
other papers pertaining to said drain, and
bids will be made and received accordingly
Contracts will be made with the lowest
responsible bidder giving adequate securi-
ty for the performance of the work. in q
sum to be fixed by me. The date for the
date for the completion of such contract
and the terms os payment therefor, shall
be announced a. the time and place of let
ting.
Dated this Goth day of July. A. d. 1887.
G. Il. MASON,
County Drain Commissioner of the County
of Shiawassee.
Description of Culvert TO be built on the
Osburn Drain. across Oliver street ex-
tension, east:
The walls of said culvert are 10 be
of stone, laid up in water-limc mortar and
to be faced on the inside, and of the fol-
lowing dimensions, viz Twenty feet long,
two and one half feet thick at the bottom
and eighteen inches thich on top, and ten
and One half feet high the back or outer
sides of said walls shall be perpendicular.
The inside of the walls shall be six feet.
apart at the bottom; said walls are 10 be
provided with wings of the same heighth
and thickness az the side walls, and as
follows: The south wings shall be five
feet In length and to be on an angle of
40 deg. from the side walls. The north
wings shall be seven feet in length, and to
have the same angle as the south wings.
There shall be an oak plank twenty feet
in length, one foot wide and two inches
thick, laid on the top of each of the walls.
There shall also be six swamp, or white
noL otr,n osUbf spr1,ao
eleven feet long, laid across said culvcrt
and notched down two inches at the ends,
and placed as follows: One of said string
ers Is to be placed at each end of said
walls, and the other four shalt be so
placed as 10 leave equal spaces between
them oil. Said culvert shall be covered
with pine plank, twenty feet long, one foot
wide and three inches thick; and shall
be spiked to the stringers with No. 40
spikes and twelve spikes In each plank.
There shall also be plank twenty feetlong,
one foot wide and two inches thick, spiked
to the end of the stringers in such man
ner that the upper edges of said planks
shall be on line with the top of the planks
that cover the culvert. All timber used
shall be sound and of good quality. Said
culvert when completed shall be seven
inches above the present road bed, said
work to be done In good and workman
like manner and to be completed on or be-
fore the first day of October A. ID. 1887.
Notice is hereby given that /, G. T.
Mason. County Drain Commissioner of
Shiawassee County, will at the place of
building said culvert. on the 9th day of
August at ten o'clock A. M. of that day let
the job OF building the above described
culvert to the lowest responsible bidder,
giving adequate security for the perfor-
nance of the work in a sum to be fixed by
me, reserving the right to reject any and
all bids.
G.. T.. MASON,
County Drain Commissioner